# ahma
## Estonian
### Alternative forms

* ahmasse (illative singular)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑhmɑ/
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* Rhymes: -ɑhmɑ
* Hyphenation: ah‧ma

### Noun

ahma
* genitive singular of ahm
* partitive singular of ahm
* illative singular of ahm

## Finnish
### Etymology

Originally meaning "glutton (one who eats a lot)", from Proto-Finnic *ahma. Related to dialectal Estonian ahm, Ingrian ahmo, Karelian ahmo, ahmoi, Ludian ahmo, Votic ahmia (~ ahmia) and more distantly to Northern Sami vuosmmis (from Proto-Samic *vuosvēs). Probably ultimately borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haćman- (compare Sanskrit अश्मन् (aśman, “eater”)).
The meaning "wolverine" is possibly a calque from other European languages such as German Vielfraß and Latin gulo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑhmɑ/, [ˈɑ̝xmɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑhmɑ
* Hyphenation: ah‧ma

### Noun

ahma
* wolverine, glutton (Gulo gulo)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ahma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ahmani
ahmani
accusative
nom.
ahmani
ahmani
gen.
ahmani
genitive
ahmani
ahmojeni ahmaini $^{rare}$
partitive
ahmaani
ahmojani
inessive
ahmassani
ahmoissani
elative
ahmastani
ahmoistani
illative
ahmaani
ahmoihini
adessive
ahmallani
ahmoillani
ablative
ahmaltani
ahmoiltani
allative
ahmalleni
ahmoilleni
essive
ahmanani
ahmoinani
translative
ahmakseni
ahmoikseni
abessive
ahmattani
ahmoittani
instructive
comitative
—ahmoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ahmasi
ahmasi
accusative
nom.
ahmasi
ahmasi
gen.
ahmasi
genitive
ahmasi
ahmojesi ahmaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
ahmaasi
ahmojasi
inessive
ahmassasi
ahmoissasi
elative
ahmastasi
ahmoistasi
illative
ahmaasi
ahmoihisi
adessive
ahmallasi
ahmoillasi
ablative
ahmaltasi
ahmoiltasi
allative
ahmallesi
ahmoillesi
essive
ahmanasi
ahmoinasi
translative
ahmaksesi
ahmoiksesi
abessive
ahmattasi
ahmoittasi
instructive
comitative
—ahmoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ahmamme
ahmamme
accusative
nom.
ahmamme
ahmamme
gen.
ahmamme
genitive
ahmamme
ahmojemme ahmaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
ahmaamme
ahmojamme
inessive
ahmassamme
ahmoissamme
elative
ahmastamme
ahmoistamme
illative
ahmaamme
ahmoihimme
adessive
ahmallamme
ahmoillamme
ablative
ahmaltamme
ahmoiltamme
allative
ahmallemme
ahmoillemme
essive
ahmanamme
ahmoinamme
translative
ahmaksemme
ahmoiksemme
abessive
ahmattamme
ahmoittamme
instructive
comitative
—ahmoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ahmanne
ahmanne
accusative
nom.
ahmanne
ahmanne
gen.
ahmanne
genitive
ahmanne
ahmojenne ahmainne $^{rare}$
partitive
ahmaanne
ahmojanne
inessive
ahmassanne
ahmoissanne
elative
ahmastanne
ahmoistanne
illative
ahmaanne
ahmoihinne
adessive
ahmallanne
ahmoillanne
ablative
ahmaltanne
ahmoiltanne
allative
ahmallenne
ahmoillenne
essive
ahmananne
ahmoinanne
translative
ahmaksenne
ahmoiksenne
abessive
ahmattanne
ahmoittanne
instructive
comitative
—ahmoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ahmansa
ahmansa
accusative
nom.
ahmansa
ahmansa
gen.
ahmansa
genitive
ahmansa
ahmojensa ahmainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
ahmaansa
ahmojaan ahmojansa
inessive
ahmassaan ahmassansa
ahmoissaan ahmoissansa
elative
ahmastaan ahmastansa
ahmoistaan ahmoistansa
illative
ahmaansa
ahmoihinsa
adessive
ahmallaan ahmallansa
ahmoillaan ahmoillansa
ablative
ahmaltaan ahmaltansa
ahmoiltaan ahmoiltansa
allative
ahmalleen ahmallensa
ahmoilleen ahmoillensa
essive
ahmanaan ahmanansa
ahmoinaan ahmoinansa
translative
ahmakseen ahmaksensa
ahmoikseen ahmoiksensa
abessive
ahmattaan ahmattansa
ahmoittaan ahmoittansa
instructive
comitative
—ahmoineen ahmoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* osma, osmo, kätkä, kamppi

#### Derived terms

* ahmaista
* ahmatti
* ahmia
* ahmo
* osma
* pussiahma

#### Related terms

* ahmatti
* ahmia

### References

* ↑ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “ahma”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

### Further reading

* “ahma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* Haam, hama, maha

## Gothic
### Romanization

ahma
* Romanization of 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌰